窈窕淑女
2,200-year-old leaf-wrapped grain bundles found in Chinese tomb may be ancient precursor to ‘zongzi’_我的网站
A | 08月26日讯 米切尔此前参加节目，谈到了自己的一日三餐。“我一天要喝7-8瓶的BODYARMOR运动水（一种高碱性电解质运动专用水），我不爱喝咖啡，所以我开始喝姜茶。
B | ”“早餐我会吃2个煎饼，4到5个鸡蛋，有时候会吃普通培根或者火鸡培根。
C |
Photo: Courtesy of the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and PaleoanthropologyArchaeologists have unearthed a collection of plant-wrapped bundles dating back about 2,200 years that closely resemble modern-day
zongzi, the glutinous rice dumplings traditionally eaten during China's Dragon Boat Festival, according to a report by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). This study was published in the National Science Review.
In March 2024, archaeologists from the National Center for Archaeology excavated a large number of well-preserved, waterlogged plant bundles from the tomb's outer coffin chamber. On-site, the plant bundles could be seen tightly wrapped in broad leaves and tied with plant-fiber cords.
A team of researchers led by the National Center for Archaeology, IVPP, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences examined 12 of the bundles and found that the wrapping leaves came from oak trees, while the cords were made from grasses.
The bundles mainly contained rice, broomcorn millet, foxtail millet, and cereal seeds, most of which were still in their husks and mixed with inflorescence material. Small amounts of peppercorn, mallow and rice-field weed seeds were also found.
The fact that the bundles were found in a tomb and mainly contained grains still in their husks suggests they were not everyday food, but offerings intended for funerary rituals. "This might reflect a Warring States-era belief that grains served as wealth for the dead in the underworld," Ge Yong, an associate researcher at the IVPP and the study's corresponding author, told the Global Times.
A Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC) text describes a belief that "soybeans were gold and millet was money" for the dead, indicating that grains held symbolic significance in funerary culture. "The bundles therefore appear to have been ritual offerings prepared for the deceased," Ge said, "not food for the living."
The physical structure of the bundles also resembles that of
zongzi, with grains wrapped in leaves and tightly secured with plant-fiber cords. "Similar practices of wrapping grains for burial have also been found elsewhere within the Chu cultural sphere," Ge said, "such as at the Chengyangcheng Site."
At the Chengyangcheng archaeological site in Henan Province, rice and broomcorn millet were also discovered wrapped in oak leaves. "An interesting fact is that we can still find
zongzi wrapped with the same oak leaves now in regions related to the Chu cultural sphere."
"The findings suggest that wrapping grains as funerary offerings was a relatively common practice in the Chu state during the Warring States period," Ge said. "And this practice may have been an early form of the
zongzi later associated with the legend of Qu Yuan."
These plant bundles share a structure similar to that of modern
zongzi and to those described in legends and folklore. This might reflect how, through cultural exchange and heritage, these 2,200-year-old plant bundles likely evolved over centuries, shifting from sacrificial offerings to food, said Ge.
As diverse regional populations adapted the practice, it eventually transformed into the well-known Dragon Boat Festival tradition of eating
zongzi. Thus, this structural resemblance might suggest a potential historical lineage; however, experts stressed that the Wuwangdun bundles should not simply be labelled as ancient
zongzi.
"We can't define these plant bundles as the earliest zongzi, but rather, we can confirm that by 2,200 years ago at the latest, the Chu region had established a tradition of using this specific form of plant bundles for funeral rites. And this tradition could be a possible origin or precursor of the well-known
zongzi," said Ge.
He added that the discovery provides critical physical evidence to explore the origins of
zongzi and its cultural heritage.
。训练后我会补充氨基酸，加一些健康的水果酸奶果昔。”“午餐我会吃烤鸡肉配意面或瘦肉、西兰花，尽可能吃得健康。晚餐是鸭肉配虾仁，大米或意面，我真的很喜欢我的厨师做的鸭肉，还得加点红薯，不要加太多，这也是我的最爱之一，所以我不能让自己吃得太疯狂。”“我一直在努力控糖，我超级爱吃小熊软糖，哈瑞宝（软糖品牌）是我最喜欢的之一。我需要努力想办法尽可能地限制自己吃它，这是个挑战，但也是我专注于做的事情。”米切尔说道。
Current article:http://413q.ruandaimingyunsun.sbs/news/20260826_697.html
Published on:18:59:12
